I would've died when I was on Israel trip
CM Kumaraswamy became emotional again during election campaign
Mandya: Attacking independent candidate Sumalatha and film actors Yash and Darshan, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy once again became emotional and sought votes in favor of his son Nikhil.
The chief minister, during an election campaign meeting at Krishnarajpete, directly questioned the independent candidate Sumalatha about her love towards her husband.
People from film industry are coming to Mandya during election. Who came when farmers committed suicide? Which actor came in when the farmers committed suicide and their mothers were in tears, Kumaraswamy attacked Yash and Darshan.
I should have died when I had gone to Israel. Doctors had suggested for immediate treatment. But I said that I have come here for the welfare of farmers, just give me some medicines, Kumaraswamy claimed.
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Karnataka Assembly passes Social Boycott Prevention Bill
Belagavi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Karnataka Assembly on Thursday passed the Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Bill unanimously.
The bill was introduced in the House by the Social Welfare Minister H C Mahadevappa on December 12.
The bill defines social boycott as a gesture or an act, whether oral or written, of any social discrimination between the members of the community.
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The bill proposes three years of imprisonment and a fine extending up to Rs 1 lakh. It also prohibits people from gathering, assembling, or congregating at any time and at any place with the view or intention to deliberate on the issue of imposing social boycott on any member of the community. It prohibits gathering to impose social boycott.
The bill also says that if the accused is convicted, the court should hear the victim on the quantum of sentence and then only pass the sentence.
During the discussion, Mahadevappa termed the bill historic and said the aim of the bill is to bring equality in society and to protect backward people from further getting marginalised through social boycott.
The BJP and the JD(S) MLAs welcomed the bill.
